Choose May 1st then I'll pro-rate you for classes missed.
Pitching And Selling Your Screenplay:
The Stuff No One Tells You in advance.
(That I learned, over 6 years. I want to save you 6 years)
Every Thursday evening this May in Zoom,
5-6pm PT. / 8-9pm ET.
I'm excited about helping writers in this specific way. Please forward to any screenwriters you know, who might be interested. All writers are welcome. Click on "May 1st" in the course calendar, to book your spot.
Starts Thursday May 1st. Five Weeks.
One hour Zoom every Thursday evening, May 2025
We will discuss your own specific projects, your questions as they arise, and design next steps for you, week to week.
5-6pm PT. / 8-9pm ET.
$150+HST CDN/ $123.USD
Link to my online courses:
https://calendly.com/tara-samuel
Weekly:
I will read your emails/ your PDFs and pitch packages / give you feedback.
Each weekly Zoom:
Vent, share, get clarification. Weekly goals; weekly forward motion.
Come get informed, and supported, and create momentum for your project.
Reserve your spot here.
What we will be covering:
Pitching And Selling Your Screenplay: The Stuff No One Tells You that I Learned The Hard Way.
In short: I Want To Save You Six Years of Wondering and Flop Sweat.
Five weeks of support and feedback, to empower you along your script-selling journey.
5 Group Zooms this May - one hour, every week:
Thursdays, 5-6pm P.T. / 8-9pm E.T.
$150 + HST for 5 weeks: $169.50 CDN /$123. USD
Weekly discussion of:
-the prep and steps necessary for pitching and selling your script
-co-creator / co-writer agreements
-Chain of Title - what is this/ what to keep adding
-the types of creative writer-producer partnerships
-Producing Team VS Exec.Prod.Team/Broadcaster
-Lawyer VS. Agent VS. Manager
-How many cooks need to be in the kitchen
-the Dos and Don'ts of Query Letters to Agents and Managers
-the Dos and Don'ts of professional emails to Producers and Development Executives
-how to professionally Follow Up with all of the above
-your own specific questions and next steps, as they come up, week to week
My experience:
-sold a script to two different broadcasters - IFC Channel and AMC Channel
-in-the-room experience pitching HBO, Amazon, Hulu, IFC, AMC, Sundance, Showtime, CBC and others
-prepped and (survived) Zoom-pitches in Toronto, with serveral production companies
-personal business-structure, in order to receive payment: spent close to two years becoming incorporated / setting-up payment channels / facilitating script sale payment / locating accounting dept. point-person, across different offices and U.S. states.
-union / non-union writer-status: pros/cons
-partnered with different creative producing teams, both in Canada and the U.S.
-navigated changes in creative/ writing-partnerships / registration of my intellectual property/ research & acquisition of lawyers / negotiations with different types of lawyers and law firms, both in Canada and the U.S.
-Canadian script registration / United States Copyright registration VS WGA registration registration: what to spend money on
-partnered unofficially with a manager and officially with an agent
-the factors involved in deal structures/ percentages/ participation in a variety of structures
-crafted countless emails and PDFs for producers and executives
-I have much to share with you/ want to share all.
One month: 5 Zooms
Discussion of your project, pitch package, and where to take it + related email correspondence + designing of your next steps.